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The Southern Freedivers Inc. is a not-for-profit spearfishing club, based in the South Eastern suburbs
of Melbourne. At around ninety financial members we are a small but growing organisation who
prides itself on safe, selective and sustainable spearfishing. In recent years our representation
spearfishers has grown beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area with the Southern Freedivers
now holding a seat on State-wide Recreational Fishing Roundtable Forum, which has given us the
opportunity to positively contribute to Victoria’s recreational fishing future. Our membership ranks
also contain some of Victoria’s preeminent fisheries researchers and marine scientists who have
liaised with Fisheries Victoria on several key initiatives such as Victorian Abalone management and
Southern Rock Lobster.

The club is very proactive when it comes to spearfisher and snorkeler safety with recent projects
including the roll out of dive flag awareness signs at several key Victorian boat ramps, the
inclusion of a diver flag safety advertisement in the 2010/2011 Recreational Fishing Guide and also
participating in the Australian wide ‘Spearsafe’ initiative.

Club meetings are held at 8pm on the first Wednesday of every month all year round at Dandenong
football club, clubrooms, Bennet St, Dandenong. First timers are welcome, so just turn up and start
getting involved! Other competitions and social events occur as per the calendar found on the side
menu.